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🇯🇵🇨🇳 Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi says she intends to visit China next month for the APEC leaders' summit, provided parliament approves her attendance. The November 18–19 summit in Shenzhen could provide an opportunity for Takaichi to meet Xi as relations between Tokyo and Beijing remain strained. Tensions escalated nearly a year ago after Takaichi suggested that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could justify Japanese military intervention, triggering a sharp backlash from Beijing. For the time being, it remains unclear whether Xi would agree to meet her during the summit. The announcement comes during a difficult week domestically for Takaichi, following the resignation of Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana over allegations of electoral misconduct. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Mhedi

Oh, hell no I don't care what they get paid, zero chance I'd do that job Writer: Ian t.co/Jy6mPMXU5O

🇺🇸 JD Vance on Abdul El-Sayed: "When Tucker says, for example, that Abdul El-Sayed is the America First candidate, what I'd say to Tucker, again, I've said this to him privately and I'll say it publicly: Abdul El-Sayed is a guy who you agree with about the Iran war, and I understand that. But wait a second. This is a guy who says that the Iran conflict is a problem because it violates international law. How is that America First?" Writer: Mhedi t.co/pPqOQ1zD9g

🇺🇸 JD Vance on the America that Trump inherited: "The country was not broken in two years. As much as I would like to blame Biden for everything, the reality is that we had a bipartisan 40-year consensus of shipping American jobs overseas and underinvesting in the American worker." Writer: Mhedi t.co/UBReusLUjQ

🇺🇸 JD compares Trump to dictators: "So much of the power in our government does flow from the president of the United States. It's actually funny. Sometimes you'll interact with leaders from the PRC or from Russia, or these places that I think the American people think of as dictatorships. And the reality is that those systems, while yes, they're dictatorial in terms of electoral power, they don't have real elections, man, they are so bureaucratic. Decisions get made very slowly in some of these countries. The president just has a lot of authority." Did he just say that Trump's a better dictator than Putin and Xi?!?! Writer: Ian t.co/akRoGYVH49

Whatever you do, do not let this guy near a Tesla Roadster Writer: Ian t.co/DUTrTX3u5z

Dana was expecting this one to pop off at any second Writer: Ian t.co/9JvikxgjRg

🇧🇷 A 32-year-old mother of 2 in Sao Paulo was shot dead by military police after going at them with a knife. The officer who pulled the trigger was arrested for allegedly using 'disproportionate force' but was released shortly afterwards. Writer: Mhedi t.co/9JGNHxD0Dd

Brits have a unique sense of humor 🤣 Writer: Ian t.co/Rf5CX7Rgtr

Curaçao, a Caribbean island off Venezuela's coast, just got a little less dependent on what happens beneath the ocean. Starlink is now live, bringing high-speed satellite internet to the island alongside its traditional undersea cable connections. For people in harder-to-reach areas, that means more options for working, studying and running businesses online. If an undersea cable runs into trouble, there's another way to stay connected. Impressive what a bunch of satellites flying overhead can do for one little island. @Starlink @SpaceX / Writer: Annette, Designer: Janné

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi. According to Russia's Foreign Ministry, discussions will focus on developments surrounding Iran and Moscow's efforts to ease regional tensions. The visit comes as U.S.-Iran negotiations remain stalled, with Moscow attempting to position itself as a mediator between Tehran and Washington. Source: @ImaEnglish / Writer: Mhedi

Medical marijuana has an amazing effect on this guy with Parkinson’s disease And the side effects? The munchies Writer: Ian t.co/hEgByRr8k1

Legal fine print is about to lose its biggest weapon: intimidation. And it's about time. Grok Bot can now go through contracts, leases, and legal documents, flagging hidden fees, tricky clauses, and details you might have missed. It can even help draft a dispute letter or suggest better contract terms. People sign agreements without fully understanding what they're agreeing to, because making sense of all that legal jargon is one hell of a schlep. Grok Bot actually enjoys digging through all that. @Grok @Bot @spacexai / Writer: Annette, Designer: Janné

Workplace safety: India Edition At least one of them's wearing a hardhat Just not the guy dangling from the rope 🤣 Writer: Ian t.co/6D57hVvnIL

Grok Voice starts answering questions in around 0.81 seconds. And it knows its stuff. Grok Voice 3.0 just topped the Artificial Analysis conversational voice rankings with an 86.9 score and a 94.8% task success rate. Even more interesting, its voice technology is already helping handle up to 20,000 @Starlink customer calls a day, resolving roughly 70% without human intervention. People get technical problems sorted, replacement equipment arranged, and questions answered without being passed around departments. A voice assistant that can actually fix the reason you called. Now we're talking. @Grok @spacexai @Starlink / Writer: Annette, Designer: Janné

🇰🇷 Korean player Im Dong-eon gets called for a headband violation, so he crafts a whole new one out of tape like a pro. Can’t fault him for improvising, bro was NOT missing this game 💀 Writer: Bri t.co/CwRQMveWeB

Petrol-only cars just lost their majority in global new car sales. For the first time ever. Five years ago, they made up 73% of new cars sold worldwide. Now they’re down to 49%, while hybrids and electric cars keep gaining ground. Tesla's right in the middle of it, with the Model Y repeatedly topping global electric car sales charts. That’s millions of people choosing a different way to drive, with more options to save on fuel and spend less time at the pump. We’re talking about what people are buying NOW. Those choices will shape what’s driving on our roads in the future. @Tesla / Writer: Annette, Designer: Janné

I don’t care if his species is built for the Arctic, get this cute frosted nugget a blanket right now 🐵🥶 Writer: Bri t.co/dmRc6YXYmV

🇺🇸🇸🇦🇾🇪 Is the U.S. about to get dragged into ANOTHER war in the Middle East? Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling warns that Saudi is asking for MORE American military aid to fight the Houthis in Yemen, despite boasting a high-tech arsenal of over 400 fighter jets. Riyadh has struggled against Houthi forces for over a decade, but stepping in might cause a far deeper quagmire. “It's just going to draw the US into another Middle Eastern war beyond what's going on in Iran right now.” How many wars can Washington handle at once? 🥴 Writer: Sol t.co/1LItFtAeHE

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Marked as press. Beaten anyway. Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, says about 50 masked men charged at her in the West Bank. Witness videos show her being VIOLENTLY beaten on the ground. She was covering Palestinians harvesting olives and was clearly marked as press. Levine sustained severe injuries during the assault and is now facing emergency surgery. Netanyahu has condemned the violence but questioned the journalists version…despite her CLEAR physical injuries! Writer: Bri t.co/psDnDFy50b

🇺🇸Gas prices are really getting out of hand man 🤣 Writer: Bri t.co/9LV7Pxnksl

🇫🇷French police are rearming with stun grenades to maintain control of the streets The interior ministry paused the use of them after a 15-year-old had his hand BLOWN off in Lens. Tensions are exploding nationwide with fears of massive protests looming. Source: @AlertesInfos / Writer: Bri

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia’s royal family may not survive this war as the kingdom’s founding deal with its clerics starts to crack. Lawrence Wilkerson says the kingdom is running short on money and losing allies, while the centuries old pact between the House of Saud and the Wahhabi religious establishment comes apart in real time: “I think they’re finished. I think the Royals are finished.” If the royals and the clerics split for good, who’s left to hold Saudi Arabia together?

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says its air defenses are now stronger than before the war started The army spokesman told the semi-official ISNA that a "significant portion" of the radars and launchers destroyed in the war have been repaired, "new equipment" has been added, and the IRGC has run joint drills with it. He also claimed US warships have already backed off more than 300 miles from Iran's coast and "will be forced to flee even further in the coming days." The read from Tehran's negotiating team is just as flat. An aide to the parliament speaker leading the talks posted that "all sources we consult to gauge the enemy's intent agree that a threat is imminent," and that if Trump wants to declare victory "he will likely have to target Iran's nuclear program." Enter the MOAB strike package rumors. Source: MilitaryCom / Writer: Daniel

Can someone PLEASE teach her that the parking brake exists? 😭 Writer: Sol t.co/JOYuzgs1t8

Now that is a fight that actually had him rattled 😂 Writer: Bri t.co/yAvlU7S1S2

🇮🇩 A 25-year-old woman fell to her DEATH while bathing at a waterfall in Indonesia 😨 Windy Rahma Putri was enjoying the water at Robo Waterfall when she suddenly lost her footing and was swept down the rocky falls. Writer: Sol t.co/wbHX0LDsZh

🇮🇱 🇺🇸 No amount of American money will keep the region’s kings in line once the dam breaks on Israel. Lawrence Wilkerson says the cracks are already showing, and the region has been waiting for this moment since 1948: “Once that dam breaks, no amount of American money will buy off kings, queens and whatever, and they will not stop until it’s eradicated, completely eradicated.” Washington has spent decades paying for calm in the Middle East, so what happens when the checks stop working?

🇺🇸 Trump is mighty impressed with Elon and no wonder Tesla’s Roadster is sending shockwaves through the industry. He gave Elon major props, but with midterms right around the corner, he needs to keep his feet firmly on the ground. 🔥 Writer: Bri t.co/4MaVFRU94I